Originally Posted by
DAL4EVER
Cost. It is between $75-100 to deliver a bag. Since we paid nothing for the ticket, we are non contributing zeroes as far as getting bags delivered to us.
The problem I ran into a few months back is that your bags can end up in purgatory. I was traveling out of PIT-ATL and our bags didn't make the flight. They sat in PIT for three days because you have to get a file started for them to initiate a lost bag return. However, as a non-rev they don't do files. Ergo, my bags were stuck in PIT. I was getting so frustrated over the whole thing I nearly JS'd up to PIT to retrieve in person my lost bags. Finally after getting several managers involved were we able to get the bags sent to ATL. Total hassle.
The problem I see with this is that we no longer pay nothing for the seat. I now have to pay a yearly fee to sign my myself and anyone else I add to my privileges(wife, kids, parents). While I agree I am still getting a seat for almost nothing and its still an easy way to get around, its no longer free. When you make people pay for something, no matter how cheap, you now have a greater responsibility to them.